Federal Reserve: rising inequality jeopardizes economic recovery
A top ranking member of the United States Federal Reserve cautioned economists this week that growing inequality within the US was worsening the odds of a quick return to the conditions of the pre-recession days. Fed Board of Governors member Sarah Bloom Raskin was in Washington, DC on Thursday, and during an address before the [...]
Obama’s media shield law makes prosecuting journalists even easier
United States President Barack Obama is encouraging Congress to take up a media shield law that was abandoned at the start of his administration, but critics of the bill say it might make it even easier for journalists to be subpoenaed by the government. After the Associated Press revealed on Monday that they are the [...]
Up to 60 injured after car crashes into crowd at Virginia parade
Dozens of people have been injured after a 1997 Cadillac plowed into a crowd at the Trail Days Parade in the US state of Virginia. An emergency official told local news channel WCYB that 50-60 people were injured and 12-15 patients were taken to hospitals by ambulance or helicopters. There have been no reports of [...]
‘Worse than death row’: Gitmo hunger strike reaches Day 100
As the Guantanamo hunger strike enters its 100th day, the number of voices, both in the US and around the world, to close the facility are growing stronger and louder. Lawyers acting for prisoners in Guantanamo say the real figures may be higher, but officially of the 166 inmates in Guantanamo, 102 are currently on [...]
Obamacare to penalize nearly half a million Native Americans
Native Americans are entitled to free and subsidized medical care at some federally-funded health clinics, but ‘Obamacare’ will soon force many of them to buy insurance or else face hefty fines if they are not “Indian enough”. “A lot of folks are going to get stuck with the bill,” Jay Stiener of the National Council of [...]
LulzSec hackers handed down prison terms, suspended sentence
Members of the British LulzSec hacking group were sentenced for a series of global cyber-attacks in 2011. Two of the hacktivists have received prison terms, one will be sent to a young offenders’ institution and another received a suspended sentence. Ryan Ackroyd, Jake Davis, Mustafa Bassam and Ryan Cleary had all pleaded guilty to hacking [...]
AP investigation Get short URL
The White House has denied having any prior knowledge of the Justice Department’s criminal probe of the Associated Press, but lawmakers appalled by the revelation are nonetheless lashing out at United States President Barack Obama. Just hours after the AP reported on Monday that the Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and [...]
Shelter from the Storm “New Beginnings”
The Inaugural “New Beginnings” gala was presented by the Palm Springs Police Officers Association. The gala was held to benefit the Shelter From the Storm charity on May 4th at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Superior Court Judge Victoria Cameron and former Executive Director of Shelter from the Storm, Lynn Moriary were honored for their [...]
Philanthropist Harold Matzner honored
The 3rd annual Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce luncheon honored philanthropist Harold Matzner with the Richard M. Milanovich Community Service Award. The Palm Springs Police and Fire Appreciation Luncheon was held at the Palm Springs Convention Center Primrose Room on May 2nd. Palm Springs Chamber President Andrew Starke gave the welcoming speech and introduced the [...]
The US government might be the biggest hacker in the world
The United States government is investing tens of millions of dollars each year on offensive hacking operations in order to exploit vulnerabilities in the computers of its adversaries, Reuters reports. According to an in-depth article published Friday by journalist Joseph Menn, the US and its Department of Defense contractors are increasingly pursuing efforts to hack [...]